Two more ministers, two secs of state lock in chief of staff picks
Hursh Jaswal is once again a chief of staff, this time to Secretary of State for International Development Randeep Sarai.
Carney’s move-fast-and-break-things agenda requires a fiscal reality check
Change cannot come at the expense of transparency and accountability, and the new government would do well to remember that before it finds itself becoming the headline.
Electoral success a temporary substitute for Israel-Gaza consensus as caucus quiet on sanctions, say Liberal sources
Prime Minister Mark Carney can’t keep everyone happy, but he will have more success than his predecessor by focusing on managing international relations rather than caucus concerns, says Thomas Juneau.
Carney’s moment to step up on reforming the Access to Information Act
It’s Prime Minister Mark Carney’s time to show whether he will make serious changes to improve government transparency, or if he’ll be the latest to continue the status quo.
Conservatives could use some outside perspective
A third-party review could help the Conservatives present themselves as a responsible body, not a cult of personality.
Piggybacking changes to privacy laws ‘has nothing to do with affordability,’ say critics of Bill C-4
Just because the prime minister is in a hurry doesn’t excuse rushing controversial Elections Act changes on the back of needed affordability measures, says Green Leader Elizabeth May.
Loophole Liberals making an ignominious power grab
Bill C-5 is environmental racism, which this current government has no problem with committing since it can steamroll any study or assessment that proves as much.
‘Elbows up’ shouldn’t mean Parliaments hands are tied
Co-operation and collaboration are always welcome in Parliament, but that spirit of working together should be used for enhancing, not ignoring, legislation.
BOIE pushes discussion of NDP resources to future meeting as Bloc mulls ‘significant’ rule changes
Plus, the board approved a full carryforward for the House’s budget this year, with an extra $4.9-million to be sought through the next supplementary estimates.
Conservative campaign director Jenni Byrne’s absence from first national council meeting following election loss raises some eyebrows
Jenni Byrne, the Conservative campaign director under fire within the party over its April 28 election loss, has been representing the leader at national council meetings since 2022, but her absence from the June 14 quarterly meeting in Ottawa—the first since election—has raised eyebrows amongst senior Conservatives who are now closely watching whether she will […]
